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I have been exhibiting my photographs nationally for twenty years and have
taught photography at the college level for almost as long. I become
interested in making books about seven years ago, and exhibited my first
hand bound book at the Center for Book & Paper Arts at Columbia College,
Chicago in 2003. Bookmaking allows me to make three-dimensional objects and
provides a narrative context for my photographs.
In my most recent work, Still/Moving, I have come full circle. In 2007, I returned to the street, where I began photographing in the mid-eighties as a photography student. But now using a digital camera instead of film, I photographed everything that caught my eye, just as I had done when I was new to the medium. Eventually, a theme emerged from my experiences of taking public transportation when moving about the city. I received a BA from Michigan State University and an MFA from Northern Illinois University. I taught photography at Northern from 1990-2008 and also taught at other colleges including Kishwuakee College in Malta, IL. While at Kishwaukee, I also held the position of Art Gallery Director.
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